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Best Middle Schools in Fairfield, IL

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School

296

Students

Top rankedCenter Street Elementary School651^st of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Summary:

The city of Fairfield, Illinois, has only one middle school, Center Street Elementary School, which serves students from grades 5 through 8. The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally below the Illinois state averages, particularly in Mathematics. Additionally, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate and a student population that comes from a relatively low socioeconomic background, with 60.27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Center Street Elementary School's proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) in English Language Arts range from 43.8% to 51.4%, while in Mathematics, the rates are between 26.1% and 40.7% across different grade levels. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is more mixed, with 5th-grade students scoring 45.3% proficient or better and 8th-grade students scoring 37.5% proficient or better, compared to state averages of 40.6% and 45.4%, respectively. The school's overall ELA and Math proficiency rates for all grades are 48.7% and 31.7%, respectively, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%.

The school's district, Fairfield PSD 112, is ranked 497th out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. The school's own statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 371st out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 651st out of 1,368 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 4 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023 to 3 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)						IAR Mathematics (2025)						% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Center Street Elementary School	Public	4-8	200 W Center St	Fairfield	62837	Wayne County	Fairfield PSD 112	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 842-2679	296	24	12.4	67.2%	262 (88.5%)	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	48.1	651^st of 1368 public middle schools	52.4%		57.3	495^th of 1363 public middle schools	63.7%	156	45.3	37.5	51.4	48.4	50.0	50.0	43.8	48.7	34.7	28.1	26.1	40.7	28.1	31.7	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	60.8	$14,377	$1,092	$13,285

Cities Near Fairfield

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Geff	4.53 mi	1	601^st
Cisne	9.76 mi	2	355^th
Mount Erie	11.79 mi	1	220^th
Wayne City	12.12 mi	2	191^st
Johnsonville	13.36 mi	1	154^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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